noun🔗ShareDeclive, descensoDownward movement, fall."The steep decline in the student population led to the school closing. "La fuerte disminución de la población estudiantil llevó al cierre de la escuela.amountbusinesseconomyessentialieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDeclive, pendienteA sloping downward, e.g. of a hill or road."The steep decline of the hill made the bike ride challenging. "La fuerte pendiente de la colina hizo que el paseo en bicicleta fuera un desafío.geographygeologynatureessentialieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDeclive, disminuciónA weakening."The recent decline in student attendance worried the school principal. "La reciente disminución en la asistencia de estudiantes preocupó al director de la escuela.conditionprocesseconomybusinessessentialieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDeclive, disminuciónA reduction or diminution of activity."The decline in student participation in the after-school program was noticeable this year. "La disminución de la participación estudiantil en el programa extraescolar fue notable este año.amountbusinesseconomyessentialieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDeclive, rechazoThe act of declining or refusing something."My sister's decline to attend the family dinner was a disappointment. "La negativa de mi hermana a asistir a la cena familiar fue una decepción.attitudeactionbusinesseconomyessentialieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDisminuir, bajar, declinarTo move downwards, to fall, to drop."The dollar has declined rapidly since 2001."El dólar ha disminuido rápidamente desde 2001.amountbusinesseconomyfinanceessentialieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDeclinar, empeorarTo become weaker or worse."My health declined in winter."Mi salud empeoró en invierno.conditionprocessmedicinebusinesseconomyageessentialieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDeclinar, disminuir, rechazarTo bend downward; to bring down; to depress; to cause to bend, or fall."The heavy rain caused the branches of the old oak tree to decline. "La fuerte lluvia hizo que las ramas del viejo roble se declinaran.actionconditionprocessessentialieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDisminuir, reducirTo cause to decrease or diminish."The doctor recommended some exercises to decline the patient's high blood pressure. "El médico recomendó algunos ejercicios para reducir la presión arterial alta del paciente.economybusinessamountfinanceessentialieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDeclinar, rechazar, desviarseTo turn or bend aside; to deviate; to stray; to withdraw."a line that declines from straightness"Una línea que se desvía de la rectitud.attitudetendencyessentialieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRechazar, declinarTo refuse, forbear."On reflection I think I will decline your generous offer."Después de reflexionarlo, creo que rechazaré su generosa oferta.attitudeactionbusinesscommunicationeconomyessentialieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDeclinar(grammar, usually of substantives, adjectives and pronouns) To inflect for case, number and sometimes gender."The noun "teacher" declines to "teachers" in the plural. "El sustantivo "teacher" se declina a "teachers" en plural.grammarlanguagelinguisticsessentialieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDeletrear, recitar(by extension) To run through from first to last; to repeat like a schoolboy declining a noun."The student diligently declined the Latin noun, repeating its different cases from nominative to accusative. "El estudiante declinó diligentemente el sustantivo latino, repitiendo sus diferentes casos desde el nominativo hasta el acusativo.languagegrammareducationessentialieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRechazarTo reject a penalty against the opposing team, usually because the result of accepting it would benefit the non-penalized team less than the preceding play."The team chose to decline the fifteen-yard penalty because their receiver had caught the ball for a thirty-yard gain."El equipo optó por rechazar la penalización de quince yardas porque su receptor había atrapado el balón para una ganancia de treinta yardas.sportgameessentialieltstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading